Police said a known northwest Albuquerque drug house was shut down Saturday morning.

Authorities said the home, located on the 1400 block on 55th Street, was filled with drug paraphernalia, and its residents were living among tons of trash.

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"There goes another one. They just come and now they know there's a red tag. I hope they don't take it down," said resident Sally Armijo.

Residents said a red tag isn't new for the home, and for years, a stream of visitors came through their neighborhood stopping at the house for drugs.

"I don't want to get involved. Nobody really wants to get involved in stuff like that. It's scary," Armijo said.

One resident, however, got involved and called police.

"I don't want to see people doing drugs. I like to see them change their lives around. But, if they don't want to get help and they want to continue to be druggies, then they should expect bad things to happen," said a resident who wished to not be identified.

When police arrived at the scene, they said they found 10 people inside the home and saw someone shooting up heroin.

Police said the conditions inside this home were filthy. They said there was trash everywhere and no running water.

"It's pretty dirty. Officers had to open up doors and windows just to be able to air it out. It was that bad inside," said Sgt. Tyrone Chambers, from the Albuquerque Police Department.

Police said they also found a stolen vehicle and arrested Asha Baca, Lauren Barnhill and Christopher Tapia for outstanding warrants ranging from drug charges to domestic violence.

Authorities also took one person to the hospital for an infection in their foot.